Ravanelli upsets wife by taking Arsenal job...in Kiev

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The new Arsenal Kiev manager is Fabrizio Ravanelli - but the former Italy international's wife is not best pleased!

Fabrizio Ravanelli says his wife "wasn't very happy" after he agreed to become the new manager of Ukrainian side Arsenal Kiev.

Former Juventus and Italy forward Ravanelli will take over at the club after their promotion to Ukraine's top tier.

"My wife wasn't very happy with this, but she knows how important it is for me," says Ravanelli. "My three children understood it too.

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"I am grateful to Arsenal for the invitation. We are opening a new page of cooperation, which, I hope, will be long and fruitful."

Let's just hope the Ravanelli family don't chicken out of a move to Ukraine's capital.